Chapter 1095: The Battle of Jingxiang Twenty-six
The significance of this victory is not only the beginning of a Xiongguan, so the Han army has obtained a stable strategic support point that can launch an attack on Shuzhong at any time, and it is bound to have a favorable impact on the battle situation in Jingxiang! Fang Gang had already begun to discuss the next step of the strategy before he could celebrate the victory of the Heavenly Danger General, no one thought that he could break through the barrier in such a fast time, but once the fact was formed, Zhang Hu and the others would never let the fighters slip away.
It's just that on the second day, Zhang He and Wei Yan have already led 20,000 elites to go to Yinping Road under the leadership of the Tian'er secret agent, before Jun Yi and the Son of Heaven put forward this suggestion, for the sake of the overall situation, Liu Yi vetoed this plan, and the main starting point is to do his best with Jing Xiang! But at this time, Cao Cao led the army to help show the determination to fight to the death with the Han army in this place, the battle situation was a little difficult to grasp for a while, and with the opening of the Jiameng Pass The battlefield situation has changed, and the strategy of smuggling through Yinping is more applicable, if the benefits brought to the Han army by taking Shuzhong are not attached, all this is clear in Zhang Hu's eyes, so he categorically ordered the three armies to dispatch, in addition to Zhang He's surprise attack, Yanyun Army commander General Zhang Liao led the headquarters of the men and horses and the Tiger Guard Army Chang'an Camp each to pursue Cao Ren, Zhang Hu personally responded, He also wrote a letter overnight to report the success and told the Son of Heaven the details.
Liu Yi is the most concerned about the fast transmission of information, at this time it is not only used in the army, the administrative department also has subordinates, of course, with Lang Sheng's thoughtful dispatch of troops, the route has already been planned, once the contact stations of Tian'er are affected by the military situation in front of them, they will be sent to the Son of Heaven as soon as possible, according to the estimation of the red gun, this time will not exceed three days at most! At this time, Liu Yun was in Jingnan, Guo Jia was committed to the decisive battle with Cao Jun, and the matter of Tian'er was temporarily taken care of by the red gun!
The speed of Liu Yi's march was not extremely fast, firstly, it could give the enemy a greater psychological deterrent, secondly, he did not want his own arrival to interfere with the immediate command of the former enemy, and thirdly, he also had to have a comprehensive understanding of the reception work of the newly acquired Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places! After all, although there were 50,000 troops who came with him this time, except for the guard battalion, the rest were all counties that had not been in battle, and they could not reinforce the friendly troops in Jingxiang too much, and at this time, the personal guard iron cavalry led by his second son Liu Xin, the king of Lu, was almost to the border of Jingxiang.
Speaking of the current second son is in the newlywed period, the ceremony of his marriage to Zhang Lu's daughter in the capital can be said to be unprecedented, after all, Liu Yi was still the king of Yan when Liu Huan married Yang Yan, and now he is the ninth five, Liu Xin is the respect of the king of Lu, so he naturally has to do the pomp and circumstance according to the number of courtesies, which is also a kind of goodwill to Zhang Lu, in Liu Yi's eyes, the weight of this person's religious leader is far greater than that of a prince, maybe the former is the most suitable position for him. For the future Han Dynasty, religion will become a major means of infiltration into the outside world, and the role of this person should certainly not be underestimated.
After having a heart-to-heart relationship with his father, Liu Xin had already dispelled the knot in his heart, and was very polite to his wife and parents-in-law, but after getting married, his honeymoon was only ten days, and his father set the intention of the royal conquest, as a general in the army and for the king of Lu, he wanted to go with the army, and the Kaiyuan Emperor personally led the team of men to march south, and Liu Xin led the iron cavalry battalion to Jingxiang day and night.
In fact, compared to the original conception, the ongoing Jingxiang Battle has gone beyond the original scope, from an important local battle to a decisive strategic decisive battle! And the fundamental reason for all this is not anyone's plan, but the change of the battlefield situation, after fully listening to the opinions of the major generals on the front line, Liu Yi adopted their opinions, employing people without suspicion, he will never interfere with the command of the front line thousands of miles away, that will only increase the difficulty of making decisions at the front, for Gan Ning, Zhao Yun, Guo Jiajia, Zhang Hu, he fully trusts.
After all, Liu Yi is the backbone of the army since the day of the army, and this is the first time to start a decisive battle without his presence, but out of consideration for the future, Lang Sheng also wants to make more attempts, he is only one person, and he can't incarnate tens of millions of people in the future, and the external war situation will rely more on the ability of his subordinates, since he has been carefully considered and decisively acted, he is ready to accept all the results.
The worst-case scenario is the defeat of the Han army in the Battle of Jingxiang, but so what? With the strength of the Cao army at this time, they are unable to launch a counterattack in time, they urgently need a period of time to recuperate, and the war mainly relies on military means to solve the problem, but almost all wars do not rely only on the means of military divisions, but more on the confrontation of comprehensive strength. At this point, the advantage of the Han army is undoubtedly huge, and in the current situation, even if it is not victorious, it is impossible to talk about defeat.
Therefore, during the march, Liu Yi was paying close attention to the battle situation in front of him, and at the same time, he was also considering the situation of receiving from various places, whether the newly defeated territory could restore stability and prosperity in the shortest possible time was a huge test for the administrative system he led, and its significance was not under the decisive battle of the frontal battlefield, what did it rely on to gradually encroach? It depends on turning the enemy's base into one's own as soon as possible.
Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Liu Yi looked very carefully, in addition to Tian'er's detailed information, there was no lack of his personal investigation, it can be said that the situation in various places at this time can satisfy him, after more than ten years of tempering the Han army's combat power is the best in the world, and the administrative ability is the same, and the latter has a greater advantage than the previous one in a separate comparison! After a series of wars and coinciding with the autumn harvest, the harvest will definitely be affected, but under the concerted efforts of officials from top to bottom, the newly acquired territory can fully ensure the sufficiency of materials and the stability of people's livelihood, which is a rare scene in Chinese history, showing the strength of Yandi from one side.
Liu Xin led the guards to the north of Jingxiang when Liu Yi's army also arrived in Chenliu, which was the longest city operated by Cao Cao, at this time, both the market and production were mostly back to normal, I heard that the Kaiyuan Emperor drove to the conquest and many people spontaneously went to greet each other, the scene was quite grand! There are inevitably reasons for this to be arranged by local officials, but the real key is that the people have benefited, at least they are not hungry due to the war!
The improvement of the administrative system and a series of policies made the Han army gain a firm foothold in a very short period of time and received a certain amount of popular support, and Tian'er's supervision agency made great contributions in this. At this time, Tian'er, who was in charge of supervision, actually had the function of a spy agency, which was a strong guarantee for centralized power. In troubled times, it is indispensable to use heavy canons, and iron-blooded means to eliminate dissidents in addition to being close to the people are also indispensable, for the sake of stability, Liu Yi's requirement for this is that there must be real evidence, and the ironclad evidence is like a mountain and then published to the public, and radish and stick are effective means in any era, but the form of expression is different.
In Chenliu, Liu Yi also met with some very influential local scholars and gentry, of course, the security work has been done to the extent that the water is not leaky, and the magnanimity of the Son of Heaven will undoubtedly be the most effective way to stabilize people's hearts, and Lang Sheng is a master in this! Of course, the biggest point for the Han army at the moment is the success or failure of the battle, after Chen Liu's stay for about a day and a half, the army has set off for Nanyang, Jingxiang will become the final decisive victory between Liu Yi and his old enemy Cao Cao, if this place is lost, even if Cao Mengde can still be at peace for a while, but he will no longer be able to peep into the Han world.
Half an hour after the departure of the army of the Son of Heaven, several fast horses left Chen Liuximen and followed, these knights were not people in the army but messengers of Tian'er, seeing them running desperately and not sparing any horsepower, they also knew that the news to be delivered must be extraordinary! Otherwise, there will be a liaison station in Nanyang, and according to Liu Yi's army's itinerary, it will only be a few days!
The speed of the messengers from Tian'er was extremely fast, but it still took an hour to catch up with the army of the Son of Heaven, which also shows the speed of their march, out of Chen Liuliu Liu Yi immediately marched with all his strength, although most of these subordinates are county soldiers, but Yandi already has a formed reserve system at this time, and the usual drills of the county soldiers are also extremely standardized, maybe in terms of combat power, there is still a gap between them and a hundred battle veterans like Huwei Longxiang.
The leader of these Tian'er people is Zi Yue, at this moment he is sitting in Chen Liu, and he is also one of the elders in Tian'er, and he has made brilliant achievements in the past, of course, his achievements are only known to Liu Yi and other high-level officials, and he will never announce it to the public! In addition to Liu Yun, only the first twelve people in Tian'er have received the token issued by Liu Yi himself, and no one can hinder this thing in hand, and at this time, it is marching in Yanzhou, and Ziyue's fast horse came without any delay.
Someone here has already reported this information to Liu Yi, but Lang Sheng heard the words but his heart was tight, this must be an emergency military situation, seeing Zi Yue approaching, Dark One immediately stopped in front of the Son of Heaven to greet him, Zi Yue also stepped forward to greet the letter after giving the letter to Dark One and asked him to transfer it to the Son of Heaven, speaking of which, when Liu Yun carefully built the Shadow Guard, Zi Yue, Red Gun, Blue Sword and others had been instructors, but at this moment, the Dark One was responsible for Liu Yi's safety for the Son of Heaven's personal guard, and all the interviews must have strict specifications!
"Good, good, good, Zicai Jun and Wenyuan really live up to my expectations, and Mr. Third is also a great achievement, and now it can be like this, and it will be a big thing!" I took the letter from the dark hand and opened it to see, even with Liu Yi's calmness, I couldn't help but be happy, although everyone didn't know what the letter said, but from the look of the Son of Heaven and the three good words, they also knew a thing or two!